Is it appropriate to just 'pop in' to see how things are going?

Moonpie2

Moonpie2

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Hi there

In a nutshell.....

I recently went for a job and the first interview was 2 hours long and we had an awesome chat. Then the boss invited me back to 'meet the team' a couple of weeks later and had another 2 hour interview chat. It all seemed super awesome, we laughed, we joked, we talked business.
They were upfront about there being a bit of a wait before the hiring process starts (need to put some deals and money in place)... no problem.

So after a month, I send the boss a breezy wechat (hey how's it going), got no reply. So 2 days later, I send a more direct (any progress with the hiring), got no reply.

Now I'm freaking out. Surely I can't send a 3rd message. But I DO literally live 5 minutes away from the office so I could just swing by.

Conventional wisdom says NO, DON'T DO IT !!
However due to how awesome the interviews were and how cool and open the boss was (swapping wechat details and ending the interviews with a fistbump), I'm thinking it might be ok..... maybe......

I don't want to be overly harassing, but I also don't want the opportunity to slip through my fingers due to inaction.

Any advice out there?
Any bosses can weigh in?
Or people who've 'swung by' the place they were hoping to get hired at?

- Cheers
 
Well, it's hard to describe, but the company is still kinda small (so no dedicated HR) and in this industry, everyone kinda knows lots of other people in the same local area and industry, it's like a small village, there's not much scope for being a dick :D

Anyway, yes, the boss is the only point of contact, and I'm a pretty decent judge of character (and situation) I think. I'm 85% sure he's not the kind of guy who would blank someone, and no he's not on holiday, I see him posting news about the company project on wechat.

I can only assume that because the project is now in a critical stage, he's just mental busy.
(That's what I'm choosing to believe anyway, rather than I don't have an opportunity at the company)

But that still leaves my dilemma.
Let's look at the good and bad scenarios.

BAD = He's not replying because there's no job and he doesn't want to deal with me. So there should be no reason not to pop in, since I can't ruin my chances if there's no chance.

GOOD = He's just crazy busy and swamped and absentmindedly forgot to reply. Would a 'cool boss' appreciate a proactive approach to showing interest or would it be seen as an intrusion or unprofessional?

I dunno :(
 
Hahah, actually, Rids, that's exactly how I've been seeing it.

We had two AMAZING dates, and now she's not replying... WHY :'(
Hahah

However I'm finding there's not that many fish in the sea here and I really don't wanna let this one get away. To answer randomshenans, I do really wanna work there :(
 
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